Issue #85

Former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Nepal Army Gen Satchit S Rana answers some frequently asked questions about the current counter-insurgency campaign

Even if abortion is conditionally legalised soon, the US Gag Rule will continue to make it hard for Nepali women to seek abortion-related information and medical care.

Despite, MPs' clandestine pacts and public commitments there are other players who can influence constitutional change, including the people.

Bhairab Prasad Lamsal, chairman of the newly-formed Judicial Commission to probe the ill-gotten wealth of public officials

Siddhartha Rana-Chairman of the Soaltee Group

From the Andes to the Himalaya, the lowly spid is kind of the table.

Dhurba Chandra Gautam

Siddhartha Rana recently took over as Chairman of the Soaltee Group from his father. He received the Global Leader For Tomorrow 2001 Award at…

Nepali rhinoes return from the brink of extinction.

Lilamani Pokhrel, 8 February, Bimarsa

28 March - 15 April, Himal Khabarpatrika

Prakash Jwala, Chalphal, 10 March

Dristi, 12 March

Promises aside, Nepali lawmakers, particularly those in the Ministry of Information and Communication seem keen to keep a tight rein on media. A…

Subash Gurung may eventually be cleared of any terrorist connections but it does not look like his case will be dismissed soon. Gurung, who was…

The Annapurna Mandala Trail, the world's highest stage race, is underway. Thirty-two runners, including ten top Nepali athletes, took off from…

A trek to Annapurna Base Camp may be among the most spectacular, but it's also one of the most dangerous. A year after a couple of Australian…

Tulsi Ram Agarwal, a Biratnagar businessman, returned home last week after spending 40 days in captivity. Agarwal was abducted when out on his…

There are to be no new brick kilns in the Valley. The government, concurring with the decision of the new Industrial Promotion Board, has…

The government adopted a new policy on 28 February, which it says will help make sure there is enough fertiliser when the farmers need it most.…

Tourism numbers continue to tumble. Statistics compiled by the Nepal Tourism Board show that total arrivals in January and February were down by…

Union Finance has begun distribution of the 240,000 shares it offered to the public late last month. Two of the four applicants who had applied…

I was really disappointed to read your front-page article "Cashless cow" (#83) on Royal Nepal Airlines. I've always flown Royal Nepal whenever I…

I fully agree with Pitamber Sharma (“No pain, no gain”, #81) As long as foreign aid is an industry for consultants, politicians, bureaucracy and…

Girija Prasad Koirala is showing signs of senility in Pushkar Bhusal's "Kindergarten consultations" (#81). He should just retire and let others…

Kishore Pahadi's portrayal of our representatives in Manjushree Thapa's Nepaliterature ("Seeking representation", #83) is spot on. However I…

Daniel Lak's opinion that writers are just writers and one should leave them alone runs sharply in contrast to his opinion "that reading can…

All of us Nepalis here in Sydney fully endorse Kunda Dixit's prescription of a graft tax in Under My Hat ("The taxman cometh", #81). Excellent…